dudleya

[ duhd-lee-uh ]

1. any of several smooth succulents belonging to the genus Dudleya, of the stonecrop family, native to the western U.S. and Mexico, sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dudleya¹

< New Latin, named in honor of William R. Dudley (1849–1911), U.S. botanist and taxonomist; -a ²

Example Sentences

“It is thrilling to hike through the preserve with over 150 native plants and animals. Birds and other pollinators flock to salvia, buckwheat and yarrow. The dramatic silver-leafed Dudleya were blooming gloriously.”

From Los Angeles Times

Its rugged canyons, wrinkled slopes and waterfalls are home to 22 species of rare and endangered species of plants and animals including the San Gabriel River dudleya, Nelson’s bighorn sheep, mountain yellow-legged frogs, western pond turtles, Santa Ana suckers, tricolored blackbirds, and California condors.

From Los Angeles Times

Every inch of the perimeter is covered with plastic and ceramic pots brimming with buckwheat and verbena, dudleya, penstemon and black sage.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s still easy to find patches of ice plant along the trails and you can see their distinctive red flowers any time you look across the island, but areas stripped of the invaders are being replanted with native species like coreopsis and dudleya.

From Los Angeles Times

Every inch of the perimeter is covered with plastic and ceramic pots brimming with buckwheat and verbena, dudleya, penstemon and black sage.

From Los Angeles Times